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ExxonMobil Strikes Back: Energy Companies Take a More Proactive Approach to Activist ESG Shareholders

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ExxonMobil has filed proceedings in the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas against two shareholders, alleging that proposals seeking an increased pace for reductions in emissions amount to “intrusion” into...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Oregon County Sues Fossil Fuel Companies and Consulting Firm For Damages Related to 2021 ‘Heat Dome’

In a civil suit filed in Oregon state court in June 2023, an Oregon county is suing more than a dozen large oil, gas and coal companies, seeking more than $50 million in damages, in connection with a 2021 “heat dome” and...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

The Dutch Decision on Shell’s Carbon Emissions – Should U.S. Companies Be Worried?

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On May 26, 2021, a Dutch court ordered Royal Dutch Shell Plc (“Shell”) to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 45% (from 2019 levels) by 2030. Shell had previously pledged to reduce its emissions by 20% (from 2016 levels) by...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Green Hydrogen – All Hot Air or a Sector that’s Ready to Balloon?

There’s been a buzz around green hydrogen for some time. It is an exciting technology because there are so many potential applications that will support the energy transition – everything from cement production, aluminium...more

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The Climate Change Debate--A New Direction

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The contentious and partisan debate in Washington over climate change policy may be shifting in a new direction—one that is driven not by partisanship but by a group of bipartisan members of Congress and the engagement and...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - May 2018 #5

In an Internal Memo, the White House Considered Whether to Simply 'Ignore' Federal Climate Research - "The document, drafted September 18 by Michael Catanzaro, President Trump's special assistant for domestic energy and...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Extreme Weather Fuels Increasing Trend of New Climate Change Litigation

As federal efforts to roll back environmental regulations from the Obama era continue, environmental groups have been increasingly filing lawsuits against industry alleging damages related to climate change impacts, using the...more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update - July 2015 #4

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Environmental and Policy Focus - California State Water Board seeks fines from local water district for alleged drought-related violations: Sacramento Bee - Jul 20 - State drought regulators went on the offensive against...more

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Energy Newsletter - June 2014

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In This Issue: - Drafting Lessons From The "Deliver-Or-Pay Wars" Of The Southern Cone - Flaring Litigation in North Dakota is Capped - Shell Oil Co. v. United States -- A Divided Federal Circuit...more

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